How the Bourke St terror attack unfolded

AN attacker who stabbed a man to death has died after being shot by police in a terrorist incident on a central Melbourne street.

"We are treating this as a terrorism incident," Victorian police chief commissioner Graham Ashton said on Friday night.

A ute on fire in Bourke St. Picture: @chrismacheras/Twitter

MELBOURNE TERROR ATTACK VICTIMS

A man in his 60s died at the scene, while two other victims are in hospital after being stabbed in the upper body by a man shot dead by police

.@MatthewGuyMP on the Bourke Street incident: I’ll never accept that violent extremism should be a way of life for a big city like Melbourne. All the resources of our state should be directed towards keeping Victorians safe.

* BOURKE STREET JANUARY 20, 2017 A car is driven down the Bourke Street Mall, killing six people and injuring 27. James Gargasoulas, 28, is standing trial over the attack having pleaded not guilty to murder and reckless conduct

* FLINDERS STREET DECEMBER 21, 2017 A car mows down pedestrians outside Flinders Street Station, knocking over 16 pedestrians including an elderly man who later died. Saeed Noori, 33, is ordered to stand trial on murder and attempted murder charges

* BOURKE STREET 2018 A ute bursts into flames on Bourke Street. One man nearby is stabbed to death. A knife-wielding man is shot by police and taken to hospital, with two other people suffering injuries.

Police shooting Bourke Street. Public rush from the scene. Picture: David Caird